Apps
Books
Menopause - The One Stop Guide by Kathy Abernathy
Preparing for the perimenopause and menopause - Dr Louise Newson
Oestrogen Matters - Avrum Bluming, Carol Tavris
Menopause: All you need to know in one concise manual - Dr Louise Newson
Me and my menopausal vagina - Jane Lewis
Preparing for the perimenopause and menopause - Dr Louise Newson
Oestrogen Matters - Avrum Bluming, Carol Tavris
Menopause: All you need to know in one concise manual - Dr Louise Newson
Me and my menopausal vagina - Jane Lewis
Bone health
Royal Osteoporosis Society - https://theros.org.uk
Breast cancer risk
Check your own risk factors
Familial breast cancer NICE guidelines https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/cg164/chapter/RecommendationsFamily history https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/CG164
- BOADICEA https://www.canrisk.org
- Tyrer-Cuzick Risk Calculator https://ibis-risk-calculator.magview.com
- https://bcrisktool.cancer.gov
- Guys and St Thomas's cancer apphttps://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/rare-and-inherited-disease-eligibility-criteria-v2.pdf
Familial breast cancer NICE guidelines https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/cg164/chapter/RecommendationsFamily history https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/CG164
| rare-and-inherited-disease-eligibility-criteria-v2.pdf |
Leaflets
https://balance-menopause.com/uploads/2021/12/HRT-for-those-with-high-inherited-risk-of-cancer.pdf
https://balance-menopause.com/uploads/2022/01/Breast-cancer-booklet.pdf
https://balance-menopause.com/uploads/2021/12/HRT-for-those-with-high-inherited-risk-of-cancer.pdf
https://balance-menopause.com/uploads/2022/01/Breast-cancer-booklet.pdf
Podcasts
‘Yes, I’ve had breast cancer but now I need help with the menopause’ with Dr Sarah Ball
Breast Cancer and Menopause
Explaining what the evidence shows to offer choice to women after breast cancer, with Avrum Bluming
Genitourinary Syndrome of the Menopause – Professor James Simon & Dr Louise Newson
HRT and breast cancer
Life after Breast Cancer – Kirsty Lang and Dr Louise Newson
Melanie Martins: Treat me like a patient but there’s no ‘one size fits all’
Oestrogen Matters
What does the evidence say about breast cancer and HRT? With Professor Isaac Manyond
‘Yes, I’ve had breast cancer but now I need help with the menopause’ with Dr Sarah Ball
Breast Cancer and Menopause
Explaining what the evidence shows to offer choice to women after breast cancer, with Avrum Bluming
Genitourinary Syndrome of the Menopause – Professor James Simon & Dr Louise Newson
HRT and breast cancer
Life after Breast Cancer – Kirsty Lang and Dr Louise Newson
Melanie Martins: Treat me like a patient but there’s no ‘one size fits all’
Oestrogen Matters
What does the evidence say about breast cancer and HRT? With Professor Isaac Manyond
Useful Resources for Health Professionals
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7109141/pdf/12253_2018_Article_569.pdf
Guidelines
Early and locally advanced breast cancer: diagnosis and management
Position Statement for Management of Genitourinary Syndrome of the Menopause (GSM)
Shared decision making
Podcasts
NHMS Podcast Episode 12: Oncology and the Perimenopause and Menopause with Consultant Medical Oncologist Dr Rebecca Bowen
Research findings
Hormone Replacement Therapy After Breast Cancer
Individual Benefits and Risks of Intravaginal Estrogen and Systemic Testosterone in the Management of Women in the Menopause, With a Discussion of Any Associated Risks for Cancer Development
Menopause: diagnosis and management
Oestrogen Matters by Dr Avrum Bluming and Carol Tavris
Systemic or Vaginal Hormone Therapy After Early Breast Cancer: A Danish Observational Cohort Study
Guidelines
Early and locally advanced breast cancer: diagnosis and management
Position Statement for Management of Genitourinary Syndrome of the Menopause (GSM)
Shared decision making
Podcasts
NHMS Podcast Episode 12: Oncology and the Perimenopause and Menopause with Consultant Medical Oncologist Dr Rebecca Bowen
Research findings
Hormone Replacement Therapy After Breast Cancer
Individual Benefits and Risks of Intravaginal Estrogen and Systemic Testosterone in the Management of Women in the Menopause, With a Discussion of Any Associated Risks for Cancer Development
Menopause: diagnosis and management
Oestrogen Matters by Dr Avrum Bluming and Carol Tavris
Systemic or Vaginal Hormone Therapy After Early Breast Cancer: A Danish Observational Cohort Study
Alternatives to HRT
https://thebms.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Prescribable-alternatives-to-HRT-01EE.pdf
https://thebms.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Prescribable-alternatives-to-HRT-01EE.pdf
Cancers
General gynae cancer charity - Eve Appeal https://eveappeal.org.uk/
Womb cancer - Peaches Womb Cancer Trust https://peachestrust.org/
Cervical cancer - Jo’s Trust https://www.jostrust.org.uk/
Ovarian cancer - Target Ovarian Cancer https://targetovariancancer.org.uk/
Macmillan - https://www.macmillan.org.uk/
Gynae cancer diagnosis support: Go Girls - https://www.gogirlssupport.org/
Pelvic radiation disease information and support: PRDA UK - https://www.prda.org.uk/
Womb cancer - Peaches Womb Cancer Trust https://peachestrust.org/
Cervical cancer - Jo’s Trust https://www.jostrust.org.uk/
Ovarian cancer - Target Ovarian Cancer https://targetovariancancer.org.uk/
Macmillan - https://www.macmillan.org.uk/
Gynae cancer diagnosis support: Go Girls - https://www.gogirlssupport.org/
Pelvic radiation disease information and support: PRDA UK - https://www.prda.org.uk/
Cardiovascular health
Endometriosis
Exercise
Masai Warrior https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vh4rnit5VRs
Sitting like the Queen Https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHiDnpZD6t8
Pelvic floor exercises (a whole range) https://supportedmums.com/pelvic-floor-exercises/
Pelvic floor (standing in a queue)
The Knack https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtIOa1KKDQY&t=12s
Walk at home for beginners - https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p05w69pq
https://www.youtube.com/watch ?v=35G7AW78kxo&t=5s
Sitting like the Queen Https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHiDnpZD6t8
Pelvic floor exercises (a whole range) https://supportedmums.com/pelvic-floor-exercises/
Pelvic floor (standing in a queue)
The Knack https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtIOa1KKDQY&t=12s
Walk at home for beginners - https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p05w69pq
https://www.youtube.com/watch ?v=35G7AW78kxo&t=5s
Lichen sclerosus
UK GuidelinesPlease find below guidelines including:
- A Framework for Managing Vulval Disease from the Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists
- What is the role of vulval infiltration of adipose-derived mesenchymal cells and platelet-rich plasma (aka ‘fat transfer’) in women with vulval lichen sclerosus?
- Vulvovaginal Thrush
- Vulvodynia
- Lichen Sclerosus
- BSSVD Guidance for Health Professionals on Management of Lichen Sclerosus
- Vulval Lichen Sclerosus Follow up Guidance
Nutrition
Podcasts
Dr Louise Newson Podcasts podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-dr-louise-newson-podcast/id1459614845
- Exercise & the Menopause – Janette Cardy & Dr Louise Newson
- Gut Matters – Emma Ellice-Flint & Dr Louise Newson
- Menopause and Health – Dr Annice Mukherjee & Dr Louise Newson
- The Benefits of Yoga – Lucy Holton & Dr Louise Newson
- You are what you eat, with the Healthy Eating Doctor
- Menopause and Contraception – Dr Philippa Kaye & Dr Louise Newson
- Symptoms and Effective Treatment for Women Experiencing the Menopause – Dr Sarah Ball & Dr Louise Newson
- Breast Cancer and Menopause
- Busting myths around HRT
- Changing the Perception Around HRT – Davina Mccall & Dr Louise Newson
- Empowering Women to Receive the Right Menopause Advice
- Exercise & the Menopause – Janette Cardy & Dr Louise Newson
- Explaining Menopause, HRT and the Alternatives
- Gut Matters – Emma Ellice-Flint & Dr Louise Newson
- How the US Government and The Media Conspired to convince women that HRT was dangerous.
- How to apply Androfeme testosterone cream
- HRT and breast cancer
- Menopause and Contraception – Dr Philippa Kaye & Dr Louise Newson
- Menopause and Depression
- Menopause and Health – Dr Annice Mukherjee & Dr Louise Newson
- Menopause Taboo in Women from Different Ethnic Groups
- Migraine and hormones, with specialist Dr Katy Munro
Migraines & Menopause – GP & Menopause Expert Dr Sarah Ball & Dr Louise Newson - Migraines and menopause
- Missing my Perimenopause
- Oestrogen Matters
- Osteoporosis and bone health
- Pelvic Floor Health – Jane Simpson & Dr Louise Newson
- Psychosexual Medicine and Menopause – Dr Stephanie Goodwin & Dr Louise Newson
- Recognising and understanding the menopause
- Sex and the Menopause – Samantha Evans & Dr Louise Newson
- Skin Changes During the Menopause
- Surgical Menopause and Endometriosis
- Symptoms and effective treatments
- Taking HRT Forever
- Taking oestrogen through the skin with patches or gels
- Testosterone: not just icing on the cake with Rachel Dawber
- Testosterone: the forgotten hormone with Professor Isaac Manyonda
- Testosterone: why can’t we have our own hormone back? With Dr Zoe Hodson
- The Basics About HRT
- The Benefits of Body Identical Progesterone – Professor James Simon
Pelvic floor
Pelvic Road - www.pelvicroar.org
PMS/ PMDD
https://www.pms.org.uk/ - National association for pre-menstrual syndrome
https://iapmd.org/c-pass - The International Association For Premenstrual Disorders (IAPMD)
Professional resources
For more references and resources click here
Sex and intimacy
Many women have forgotten how to access intimacy and you may the following useful
https://www.onstella.com/building-a-bridge-to-emotional-and-sexual-intimacy/ -
Dr Karen Guerney –Mind the Gap -https://www.waterstones.com/book/mind-the-gap/dr-karen-gurney/9781472267139
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krA8-_iXptE
https://www.jodivine.com/blogs/sexual-health
Coco-Berlin body-love workout connects mind/body through sensual awareness. https://members.coco-berlin.com/workout-video
https://www.onstella.com/building-a-bridge-to-emotional-and-sexual-intimacy/ -
Dr Karen Guerney –Mind the Gap -https://www.waterstones.com/book/mind-the-gap/dr-karen-gurney/9781472267139
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krA8-_iXptE
https://www.jodivine.com/blogs/sexual-health
Coco-Berlin body-love workout connects mind/body through sensual awareness. https://members.coco-berlin.com/workout-video
Self care
Dr Ranjan Chatterjee https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VaZH0C1sxCg&t=3934s
Shahroo Idazi. https://play.acast.com/s/deliciouslyellapodcast/howtomakelast ingchanges
Shahroo Idazi. https://play.acast.com/s/deliciouslyellapodcast/howtomakelast ingchanges
Sleep
Treating insomnia in 10 minute with Dr Hugh Selsick https://www.slideshare.net/camdenccg/insomnia-in10minutesselsick
https://www.sleepio.com/
https://www.sleepstation.org.uk/
https://sleepful.me/
https://www.sleepio.com/
https://www.sleepstation.org.uk/
https://sleepful.me/
Vaginal Health
Vaginal oestrogen - GIna can now be purchased over the counter however it may be cheaper on an NHS and private prescription
Videos
- The Benefits of Yoga – Lucy Holton & Dr Louise Newson
- Trying to right 20 years of misinformation and hysteria about HRT – Professor Rob Langer
- Vaginal dryness with Jane Lewis
- What is Perimenopause? Dr Louise Newson
- You are what you eat, with the Healthy Eating Doctor
- The Difference Between Body Identical and Bioidentical Hormones
- The silent problem: vaginal dryness
- Vaginal Dryness and Menopause Related Urinary Symptoms
- Your Utrogestan questions answered by Dr Sarah Ball
Wellbeing of Women YouTube channel: Let’s Talk Gynae Cancers. https://youtu.be/fsb9fFLpBjo
British Menopause Society - You tube channel https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0C6Rg3xiMhnHUtv6SbbsxDSDGC7QQvKD
British Menopause Society - You tube channel https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0C6Rg3xiMhnHUtv6SbbsxDSDGC7QQvKD
Vulval health
UK GuidelinesPlease find below guidelines including:
- A Framework for Managing Vulval Disease from the Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists
- What is the role of vulval infiltration of adipose-derived mesenchymal cells and platelet-rich plasma (aka ‘fat transfer’) in women with vulval lichen sclerosus?
- Vulvovaginal Thrush
- Vulvodynia
- Lichen Sclerosus
- BSSVD Guidance for Health Professionals on Management of Lichen Sclerosus
- Vulval Lichen Sclerosus Follow up Guidance
Balance / Louise Newson Information booklets - Quick links
Booklets & Fact sheets
- Antidepressants and Menopause
- Been through breast cancer? Did someone mention menopause?
- Body Identical Hormones
- Contraception during the Menopause and Perimenopause
- Diabetes and menopause
- Estrogen in patches, gels or sprays
- Family history of breast cancer: Should I take HRT?
- FAQs about HRT Factsheet
- Healthy eating for the menopause
- High blood pressure and the menopause
- HRT - Types and doses
- HRT The Basics
- Lifestyle for healthy bones
- Living well through your perimenopause and menopause
- Looking after your immune system
- Menopause and Clots
- Menopause and HRT
- Menopause and Me booklet
- Menopause and Me: A guide for younger women
- Menopause and Relationships: A guide for partners
- Menopause and the workplace
- Micronised Progesterone or Utrogestan®
- Migraine and Menopause
- My Story: Sticky blood, menopause and me
- Pelvic Floor Health During The Menopause
- Pelvic Floor Health During The Menopause
- Perimenopause and HRT
- Skin changes during menopause
- Starting or continuing HRT many years after your menopause
- Surgical Menopause
- The Mirena Coil or Intrauterine System (IUS)
- Understanding hormone levels in the blood
- Urinary tract infections (UTIs) and cystitis
- Vaginal bleeding during perimenopause and menopause Factsheet
- Vaginal Dryness
- Vitamin D
- What to expect when you start HRT